12/15/2003
BUSINESSES PAST AND PRESENT
This is a listing of Past and Present Businesses in
the Village of Silver Creek taken from different advertising sources.
Name of Reference: Small Business Salute, Silver
Creek, NY in Dunkirk Evening Observer
Jan. 28, 1998
Foliage House Floist-----------------------215 Central
Ave.
Tonnette Reality----------------------------12 Hawkins
Ellie’s Deli-----------------------------------201
Central Ave
SC-Irving Chamber of Commerce
Hole-Parker----------------------------------160
Central
Butryn’s Tax Inc.----------------------------4 Main
St.
SC Medical Group--------------------------194
Central Ave
Stitchez Unlimited--------------------------9 Park
Pl.
Sheila Meck Hyde---------------------------12
Parkway
M&T Bank------------------------------------10
Main St
Harper’s Movies and More-----------------344 Central
Gallivan Floor Sanding and Refinishing 23 Glenwood
David G. Glenn Agency Inc.---------------2 Main St
REM-tronics----------------------------------192
Central
Gardeners Flowers and Gifts---------------12 Arch St
SC Truck and Auto---------------------------95 Main
St
A cut Above the Rest------------------------213
Central
Red’s Pizza Express--------------------------Howard
St
Damon’s Motors-----------------------------120
Central
Barone’s Discount Liquor Store-----------364 Central
Gable and Hurtgen Tax Service-----------8 Main St.
H&R Block------------------------------------274
Central
Barnes Primary Care Assoc.PC-----------113 Main St
SC Optical-------------------------------------41
Main St
Uncle Sam’s Unlimited--------------------278 Central
NAME OF REFERENCE: SC Business Directory Chronology-1983
SOURCE: Evening Observer Feb. 24, 1983
NAME OF REFERENCE: LAKE SHORE NEWS Aug. 24, 1961, page of ads
1.SMITH' COUNTRY MARKET Hanover Rd, SC
2.PARK SHOE STORE--------------------SC AND D&F
PLAZA
3.LUDEMAN DEPT STORE
4. FOIT'S RESTAURANT-------------------Just off new
Route 5
5.LAKE SHORE NEWS--------------------271 Central Ave
6.SEEGERT'S DAIRY----------------------27 1/2
Buffalo St
7.MAY'S DONUT SHOP-------------------5 & 20 at
Sunset Bay
8.SNOWY WHITE LAUNDRETTE--------39 Main St
9.GUARCELLO'S---------------------------25 Park Pl
10. F&S FASHION SHOPPE---------------238 Central
Ave, SC
11.PARK PHARMACY---------------------Main & Central
12.WRIGHT'S GROCERY STORE---------11 Buffalo St
13.SILVER CREEK NATIONAL BANK---228 Central Ave
14.ELLIOTT'S JEWELRY-------------------9 Park Place
15.BARONE'S LIQUOR STORE------------Top of Oak Hill
16.SMITH'S DRESS SHOP------------------209 Central
Ave
17.WESTERN AUTO (C.L.Abramo)
18.HANOVER IRON AND SUPPLY CORP- Rt. 5 at Buffalo
19.MEN'S TOWN SHOP---------------------189 Central
Ave
20.CONNELL'S
REXALL DRUG STORE---4 Main St
21.VELZY'S LIQUOR STORE----------------266 Central
22.JOSEPH'S BEAUTY SALON--------------5 Park Pl.
23.COIN-OP LAUNDRY----------------------281 Central
Ave
24.PATTON ELECTRIC-----------------------2 Main St.
NAME OF REFERENCE:VACATIONER'S GUIDE OF SILVER CREEK, NY
1947
Facts about SC:
Elevation 585 ft above Sea level. Population: Census of 1940, 3067;
1947 estimate 3500.
other information...
1.Frank's Gulf Service-Frank Scarlata in
Ward-Dickinson Plant on Central. American Massage
Plant 2 in
1997.
2. Rhinehart Hospital 33 Buffalo St, SC
3. Silver Creek Hospital 37 Oak St, SC
4. Damon Motors
120 Central Ave, SC
5. Hopkins Esso Service across from the Park
6. Hotel Silver Creek Central Ave, SC
7. Foit's
Lake Front
8. Smith's Ladies Apparel 209 Central , SC
9. Baldwin Jeweler & Optometrist 9 Park PL, SC
10.L. Diefenbach 345 Central Ave, SC Upholstering,refinishing, rebuilding,
awning made to order
11. Lee E. Putney
12.Lake Shore News
271 Central Ave, SC
13.SC Physicians and Surgeons
1.
BARRESI, C.S. MD. office 194 Central
Ave, residence 57 main St, Summer residence
20
Front St Hanford Bay
2.HOMOKAY, ERNEST MD. office 218
Central Ave, residence 5 Jackson ST
3.MUNZESHEIMER, JOSEF MD. Office and Home 51 Main St
4.ROSTEN,MARTIN MD Office and
home 159 Central Ave
14.Schrader Chevrolet 260 Central Ave,SC
15.Hanover Builders Supply Co. L.S. Belko
16.Louis R. Connell
226 Central Ave, SC
17.Tilden Variety
18.Vincent O.Train
12 Rumsey St, SC
19.New -Ease Product Inc. 192 Central Ave, SC
20. Park Shoe Store
Park Pl, SC
21.Park Cleaners 33 Main St, SC
22. George Bentges
20 Buffalo ST, SC
23. Perryman's Ice Cream Co. 194 Central Ave, SC
24. Bert Roan
25.Johnson-Bebee Co
26.Harry Hornburg Coal and Ice 175 Central Ave, SC
27. Roof Restaurant
6 Main St, SC
28.Grove-Hawk Mfg Corp 345 Central Ave, Sc---- Metal
Stamping,tools and dies
29.Silver Creek Motors 253 Central Ave, SC
30. Nick Scalice 12 Howard St, SC
31. Town Shop 189 Central Ave, Sc (Men's Clothing)
32. Red & White
191-193 Central Ave, SC
33.Clark's Auto Supply 26 Main St,SC
34. SC Motor Boat Club and Marine Store
35. Foster's
41 Main ST, SC
36.Louis Pelletter
Next to theater
37. Pisa Florist
176 Central Ave, SC
38.Barone's Market
39. Robson Hardware
12 Main St, SC
40.Robert N. Erdle
5 North Main St, SC
41.Dutch Kitchen
14-16 Main St, SC
42.F. E. Stewart Insurance
43. Seegert Dairy
27 Buffalo St, SC
44. Ludeman's
45. Kendall Diner Rt. 20 2 miles west of SC
46.F.A. Kiefer above Ludemans
47.Liss Aircraft
13 Mechanic St, SC
48.Hilltop Diner 347 Central Ave, SC
49.Em & Ken's Restaurant 2 Main St, Sc
50. Samuel Privitera
51.Earle H.
Hole 160 Central Ave, SC
52.Robert's Beauty Salon 231 Central Ave, SC
53.H. Michael Printing
54. Patton Electric Co. 273 Central Ave, SC
55.Oak Hill Market
321 Central Ave, SC
56. Silver Creek Candy Kitchen 212 Central Ave, SC
57. Collins Upholstery Mfg. Co. 101-105 Central Ave, SC
58.Calhoun's Photo Service 39 Parkway
59. First National Bank
60. SC National Bank
61. SC Precision Corp
SILVER CREEK'S INDUSTRIES
1.C.E. Knowles Co.
Mechanic St,
Principal Product -Castings
40
employees
2.Collins Upholstery Manufacturing Co.
101 Central Ave
Principal
Product-Upholstered Furniture
30
Employees
3.Empire Machine Co.
241 1/2 Central Ave
Principal
Products--Metal toys
50
employees
4.Gorndt Machine Co.
Grove and Hawkins
Principle
Products-- Canning Equip
25
employees
5.Grove-Hawk Manufacturing Company.
345
Central Ave
Principle
Product-Bathroom Fixtures
25
employees
6.Harder-Humphrey Co.
14
Mechanic St
Principle
Product-Wooden Products
25
employees
7.Iefield Machine Co
84 Hanover
St.
Principle
Products-Canceling Machine
10
employees
8.Liss Aircraft Products Co.
13
Mechanic St
Principle
Product-Aircraft Parts
35
Employees
9.Nu-Ease Food Products
192
Central Ave
Principle
Product- Frozen Food
14
Employees
10.Schroer & Gorndt
Grove
and Hawkins
Job
Works
2
Employees
11.S. Howes
Howard
St
Principle Product-Grain Cleaning Products
200
employees
12.Silver Creek Precision Corp
2
Mechanic St
Principle Product--Boat Motors
200 Employees
13.Silver Creek Preserving Corp.
287
Central Ave
Principle Product--Canned Vegetable
25
Steady Employees-300 during canning season
CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY
1. ADVERTISING
Lake
Shore News 271 Central
Ave
2.AIRPORT
Silver Creek Airport Ward Ave
3.AUTO SUPPLIES
Oliver's
Firestone Store 192
Central Ave
Clark's
Auto Store
24 Main St
Nick
Shrank's Auto Supplies & Parts 8
Lincoln
Frank's
Gulf Service
343 Central
Silver
Creek Motors
253 Central
4.AMUSEMENTS
Lake Shore
Amusement Co 28 Main
Geitner's
Theater
19 Park Pl
5.BANKS
First
National Bank
10 Main St
The Silver
Creek National Bank 228
Central
6.BAKERIES
Village
Bakery 241 Central
7.BARBER SHOPS
Legion
Barber Shop 7 Park Pl
Syracuse
Bros 15 Park Pl
Main
Barber Shop 8 Main St
8.BEAUTY SHOPS
Robert's
Beauty Parlor 231 Central
Hulbirt's 44 Main
St
Curley Top
Beauty Salon
17 Park Pl
Ark's
Beauty Shoppe 7 Oak
Leon's
Beauty Shoppe 20 Hickory
Etta
Montgomery's 8 Park Pl
9.BOAT LIVERIES
King's
Front St
Snyder's "
Guenther's
"
Reppenhagen's "
10.BOWLING ALLEY
Silver
Creek Bowling Alley 285 Central
11.BUSES
West
Ridge Systems 232 Central
Greyhound
"
12.CARPENTERS
Kofoed's 7 and 9 Christy
Hanover
Builder's Supply Co. East Main Road
13.COAL DEALERS
Hornburgs 175
Central Ave
Messina 338
Central Ave
14.DAIRY
Seegert's Dairy 27 Buffalo St
15.DELIVERY
Torrey
Delivery Main Rd, Irving
Fred
Guenther 33
Forestville Rd
16.DENTISTS
Dr.
Augenstine 234 Central Ave
Dr.
Rosenblat 228 Central
Ave
Dr.
Joy
2 Park Pl
Dr.
DeMarco 195 Central
Ave
17.DIME STORES
A.B.C.
Store 1 Park Pl
Tilden's 238
Central Ave
18.DISTRIBUTORS
George
Bentges 20 Buffalo St
Charles
Sullivan Irving,NY
19.DOCTORS
Ernest
Homokay, M.D. 218 Central Ave
C.S.
Barresi, MD 194 Central Ave
Josef
Munzesheimer, MD 51 Main St
Martin
Rosen, MD 159 Central
Edmund
C. Barnes, Osteopath 82 Main St
Emmett
Rowland, Chiropractor 28 Main St
20.DRESS STORES
Smiths 209
Central
Ludeman's 214 Central
Brett's
4 Main
21.DRUG STORES
Connells 226
Central
Lodico
208 Central
22.DRY CLEANERS
Park
Cleaners 33 Main St
Jack
Hornburg's 272 Central
23.DRY GOODS STORE
Ludeman 214
Central
Brett's
4 Main
24.ELECTRIC OFFICE
New York
State Electric and Gas
20 Main St.
25.ELECTRIC STORES
Bayster
Electric Services 260 Central
Johnson-Bebee 195 Central
Patton
Electric Co. 231 Central
Super Electric 346 Central
26.FEED STORES AND MILL
Frank's
Gulf Services 343 Central
Wilcox
and Summerton 346 Central
27.FLORIST
Pisa
176 Central
28.FUNERAL HOME
Earle H.
Hole 160 Central
Schuesler Funeral Home 137 Central
29.FURNITURE STORE
Colberg's 248
Central
30.GARAGES
Park
Motors Corp (Hudson) 22 Main St
Silver
Creek Motors(Buick) 253 Central
Silver
Creek Collision 15 Hanover
Schrader's Chevrolet (Chevrolet, Oldsmobile) 260 Central
Damon
Motors (Dodge, Plymouth) 120 Central
Leworthy
Motors Co. (Ford) 95 Main
Joe's
Garage 343
Central
Hall
Brother's 183
Central
Putney's
garage Irving
31.GAS DISTRIBUTORS
A.W.
Bartlett Irving
32.GAS OFFICE
Republic
Light Heat & Power
35 Main St.
33.GENERAL STORE
Militello Bros 262
Central Ave
34.GIFT SHOPS
SILVER
SLIPPER GIFT SHOPPE
171 Central
Ludemans
Hollister's Novelty Mfg. Co 10 Christy
35.GREENHOUSES
Clyde
Mount Hanford
Rd
Hull's
Greenhouse Hanford Rd
36.GROCERY STORES
Red
& White 189-191
Central
Barone
Market 234
Central
Danahy-Faxon 210 Central
Nick
Scalise 12
Howard
Pelletter's
11 Park Pl
A&P 220 Central
Bern's
Store 89
Main St
Oak Hill
Market 321
Central
Crino's 330 Central
Buffalo
Hill Food Shoppe 11 Buffalo St
37.HARDWARE STORES
J.W.
Robson 12
Main St
Goodell
Hardware 30 Main
Frank
Gulf Service 343 Central
Silver
Creek Building Supply 269 Central Ave
L.
Guarcello
25 Park
38.HOSPITALS
Rhinehart Hospital 33 Buffalo
Silver
Creek Hospital 37 Oak
Bigler
Nursing Home 133 Central
39.HOTELS
Silver
Creek Hotel 240 Central
Power
Hotel 226
Central
40.ICE DEALERS
Harry
Hornburg 175
Central
41.INSURANCE AGENTS
R.N.
Erdle 5 North Main
F.E.Stewart 236
Central
Clarence
E. Potter 35 Adams
Kermit
Barnes 6 Knight
Vincent
Train 12
Rumsey
Coleman
Smith Main
Rd
F.G.
Anderson
228
Central
42.JEWELERS
C.E.
Baldwin 9
Park Pl
43.LAWYERS
E.G.
Anderson 228
Central
Robert
Galloway 208
Central
Samuel
Privitera 3 Park
Pl
44.LUMBER DEALERS
Messina
Lumber Co. 338 Central
Frank
Gulf Service
45.MAGAZINES
CLARK
SMITHS 232
Central
LANPHERE
AND SON 216 Central
46 MARINE STORE
Silver
Creek Marine Store Front St
47.MASONS
Harry
Foxton 17
Monroe
V.
Kahabka 139 Main
Ray
Bebee
30 Main
48.MONUMENTS AND MARKERS
Edward
Gerwick 13 Oliver
49.NEWSPAPER
Lake
Shore News and Times 271 Central
50.PAINTERS
Beck
& Sons 11
Maple Pl
Smith,
John N. 155
Main St
Amico,
John 15
Elm
Chesbro,
Charles Hanover Rd
51.PHOTO SERVICE
Calhoun's
Photo Service 39 Parkway
52.PLUMBERS
L.
Guarcello Co 25 Park
Pl
Norman
J. Paul 256
Central
A.
Krueger
231 Central
53.PRINTERS
Co-operative Print (Lake Shore News) 271 Central
Michael's Printing & Engraving 274 Central
54.RADIO SERVICE
Bayster
Electrical Service 260 Central
Johnson-Bebee 195
Central
Patton
Electric 231
Central
Fawdry
Radio and Repair Shop 337
Central
55.RAILROADS
New York
Central
Nickel
Plate & Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Ave.
56.REAL ESTATE BROKERS
M.A.
Hines 72
Main St
L.F.
Smith
64 Main St
R.N.
Erdle
5 North Main St
F.E.
Stewart
236 Central
57.RECORD SHOP
Melody
Lane Record Shop
58.ROOFING
Bert
Roan
West Main Rd
Messina
Lumber Co. 338 Central
Frank
Gulf Service 343
Central
59 RESTAURANTS
Dutch
Kitchen 14-16 Main St
Roof's
6 Main St
Em's and
Ken's 2
Main
Centner
239 Central
Hilltop
Diner
349 Central
Silver
Creek Hotel 240 Central
Foit's-on-the-Lake Lake
Ave
Texas
Hot
211 Central
Blanding's 265
Central
60.SAVING & LOAN ASSOCIATION
Silver
Creek Saving and Loan Central
61.SERVICE STATION
Hopkins'
Esso Service 196 Central
Damon's
Kendall Station 120 Central
Cullen's
Sinclair Service Station 162 Central
Bryant's Socony Service 243 Central
Hillcrest Service Station 351 Central
62.SHOE REPAIR
Guzzetta
203 Central
Piede
276 Central
63.SODA FOUNTAINS
Keller
Ice Cream Parlor 179 Central
Foster's
41 Main
Dutch
Kitchen
14-16 Main
Silver
Creek Candy Kitchen 212 Central
Perryman's Ice Cream Co. 188 Central
64.SPORTING GOODS, FISHING TACKLE, ETC
Clark
Smith's 232 Central
Clark's
Auto Supply 24
Main
Oliver's
Firestone Store 192
Central
Silver Creek Marine Front
St
65.TAXI
Vet's
Taxi
66.TAILORS
Jack
Hornburg's
272 Central
Kiefer's 214
Central
67.TELEGRAPH
Western
Union
232 Central
68.TELEPHONE
New York
Telephone Mechanic St
69.THEATER
Geitner's Theater
19 Park PL
70.UPHOLSTERING
Lauren
Diefenbach 345 Central Ave
Blount
& Sons
192 Central
71.TAVERN
Venica
Cafe
187 Central
Bluebird
Grill
24 Howard
Comerford's
278 Central
Webster's Grill 7 North Main
72.VETERINARIAN
Dr.
Walter E. Fritz
Main Road
Johnson-Bebee
Agent for Buffalo-Erie Coach Corp-Clark L.
Smith---------------------232 Central Ave
Foster’s----------------------------------------------------------------
41 Main St
Seegert’s Dairy
Robert N. Erdle Agency--------------------------------------------------5
Main St
C.E. Baldwin-Licensed
Optometrist---------------------------------------9 Park Pl
SC National Bank
Walter Charry- furniture Upholstering and
repair---------------------------21 Porter
Ludeman’s
Pisa Florist---------------------------------------------------------------62
Burgess St.
Barone’s Market
Greyhound
Terminal------------------------------------------------------White Bank
Building